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{{Infobox film
| name = V. I. P.
| image = V. I. P. 1997 poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy]]
| producer = [[Kalaipuli S. Dhanu]]
| writer = Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy [[K. Selva Bharathy]] (dialogues)
| narrator =
| starring = [[Prabhu Deva]] [[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]] [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]
| music = [[Ranjit Barot]]
| cinematography = [[Arthur A. Wilson]]
| editing = B. Ramesh
| distributor = V Creations
| released = 4 July 1997
| runtime = 154 minutes
| studio = Kalaippuli International
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''V. I. P.''''' is a 1997 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed and co-written by [[Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy]]. The film features [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]], [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] and [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] in the lead roles, while [[Rami Reddy (actor)|Rami Reddy]], [[Anupam Kher]] and [[Manivannan]] play other pivotal roles. [[Ranjit Barot]] composed the music, while [[Arthur A. Wilson]] handled the cinematography. The film was released on 4 July 1997. The film was dubbed in Telugu under the same name. This is the first Tamil film of actress [[Simran (actress)|Simran]].

==Plot==
Guru ([[Prabhu Deva]]) is a graduate but cannot find a job because employers are looking for experience. He and his pickpocket and bike thief friend Indhu ([[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]) live along with the mechanic Nizam Bhai ([[Manivannan]]) and his wife. The couple is a Muslim, and the lady wears a [[purdah]], and it is shown that whoever lifts her purdah and sees her face faints immediately. Nizam Bhai himself has seen his wife's face only during their first night. This provides comic relief.

[[Anupam Kher]] is a wealthy businessman, but his business is about to topple when he invites his nephew Santhosh ([[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]]) from the US to save it from loss. Priya ([[Simran (actress)|Simran]]) is his daughter, and she expects to marry Santhosh when he arrives. Meanwhile, Guru steals a car from a businessman who refused to employ him and when the goondas chase, he and Indhu enter into the airport. In a series of comic events, Guru ends up in Priya's house as Santhosh, and Santhosh, who tries to save Indhu, lands up with her in Mizoram.

The businessman introduces Guru (now Santhosh) as the new managing director of the company to his employees. He also encourages Santhosh to take up the new assignment. Guru, who is a talented youth, works hard and brings the company back to business; meanwhile, the real Santhosh struggles with Indhu to get back home. When Santhosh gets back to Chennai, he collects his bags and passport from the airport.

By now, Santhosh has fallen in love with Indhu, and Priya has fallen in love with Guru. Indhu and Guru meet up and find out about Guru acting as Santhosh and that the real Santhosh is with Indhu. When Santhosh finds out that Guru has taken the company to greater heights than he would have, he accepts Guru as his friend and does not reveal his true identity to his uncle's family. In the end, all confusions are cleared, and the lovers unite.

==Cast==
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*[[Prabhu Deva]] as Guru
*[[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]] as Santhosh
*[[Simran (actress)|Simran]] as Priya
*[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] as Indhu
*[[Manivannan]] as Nizam Bhai
*[[Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)|Anu Mohan]] as Rangasamy
*[[Rami Reddy (actor)|Rami Reddy]] as James
*[[Anupam Kher]] as Priya's father
*[[Fathima Babu]] as Priya's mother
*[[Thideer Kannaiah]] as Thief
*[[Joker Thulasi]] as Thief
*[[Loose Mohan]] as Thief
*[[Oru Viral Krishna Rao]] as Fake swami
*Azhagu as James' henchman
*[[Vichu Viswanath]] as James' henchman
*[[S. S. Chandran]] as Nair (guest appearance)
*[[Prakash Raj]] as Santhosh's brother (guest appearance)
{{colend}}

==Production==
[[Image: Tomb of Hayath Bakshi Begum 01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Tomb of Hayath Bakshi Begum in [[Hyderabad]], Telangana, India seen in the song "Minnal Oru Kodi".]]
[[Pooja Kumar]], the first choice for a lead actress role, but walked out of the project due to date issues. Producer [[Kalaipuli S. Thanu|Thanu]] then approached [[Laila Mehdin|Laila]], who was left unimpressed when the producer asked her to consider changing her stage name to Pooja, as the invitations for the film had already been printed. Laila also revealed her unawareness of [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] also being a part of the film. Laila subsequently dropped out of the project, wanting to make her Tamil debut in a film where she played the sole heroine.<ref>http://chandrag.tripod.com/aug98/index.html</ref><ref>http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/10/07230519/thaanu-cinema-history.html</ref>

The film consequently marked the debut of actress [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] in Tamil films, with ''V.I.P'' and her other film, ''[[Once More (1997 film)|Once More]]'' both releasing on July 4, 1997.<ref>http://www.arigemmovies.com/sim.html</ref> Simran had earlier rejected Tamil films including [[Bharathiraja]]'s proposed ''Siragugal Murivathillai'', and had garnered popularity in the Tamil film industry prior to the release of her first film. She worked on ''V.I.P'' alongside her commitments for ''Once More'', ''[[Nerrukku Ner]]'' (1997) and ''[[Poochudava]]'' (1997).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19980615070331/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/interviews/simran/simran.htm</ref> Both Ranjit Barot and Shankar Mahadevan were initially selected as composers but due to misunderstanding Shankar left the film but composed two songs "Minnal Oru Kodi" and "Netru No No".<ref>http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/10/08225848/thaanu-cinema-history.html</ref> The project also became the first Indian film to have a trailer released online.<ref>http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/lot/2330/gcnjul.html</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Ranjit Barot]]. The soundtrack features 6 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vairamuthu]], Arivumathi and Palani Bharathi.<ref>http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000200</ref>
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| title1 = Minnal Oru Kodi
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| extra1 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[K. S. Chitra]]
| length1 = 4:29
| title2 = Ichankaatule Muyal Onnu
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| extra2 = [[Krishnakumar Kunnath|Kay Kay]], [[Annupamaa|Anupama]]
| length2 = 4.20
| title3 = Mayilu Mayilu Mayilamma
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| extra3 = [[P. Unni Krishnan]], [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], K. S. Chitra, Ranjini
| length3 =4:28
| title4 = Netru No No
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| extra4 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Dominique Cerejo]]
| length4 = 5.17
| title5 = Indiran Alle
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| music5 =
| extra5 = Dominique Cerejo, Sipra Bose, Anupama
| length5 = 3.56
| title6 = Vandhadhe Luck Vandhadhe
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| extra6 = [[Ranjith Barot]]
| length6 = 3.58
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==Release==
The film did above average business but ended up being a success at the box office, owing to the substantial size of the budget.<ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/dec/01ss.htm</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-5.htm |title=A-Z (V) |work=Indolink Tamil |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003725/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-5.htm |archive-date=24 April 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Indolink.com described the film as "probably the feel good movie of the year thus far", adding that "this movie is important as its probably the coming of age for [[Prabhu Deva]]. He has definitely matured since his ''Kadhalan'' days and shows a lot more restraint and a little flair for comedy. Thankfully, not much is required from Abbas or Simran in the acting department."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/vip.htm |title=V.I.P. |work=Indolink Tamil |access-date=11 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727122723/http://indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/vip.htm |archive-date=27 July 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ranjit Barot]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy]]
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